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Tax & Legal News Flash Issue 24

Tax & Legal News Flash Issue 24

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Currently, a Representative Office in Thailand of a foreign company (“Rep Office”) is no longer required to obtain a foreign business license (“FBL”) from the Department of Business Development.

Nevertheless, the Rep Office is still required to carry out only the non-taxable activities permitted under the Thai Foreign Business Act (“FBA”) and receive no income in Thailand.

Permitted Activities under FBA

The Rep Office’s activities must be limited to only the following activities:

Sourcing the purchase of goods or services in Thailand for the head office or the affiliated companies;

Checking and controlling the quality and quantity of goods purchased or manufactured in Thailand for the head office or the affiliated companies;

Giving advice on various aspects concerning goods of the head office or the affiliated companies sold to distributors or consumers (e.g. giving knowledge and explanation on qualification, usage method and/or problem solving on those goods);

Propagating information concerning new goods or services of the head office or the affiliated companies; and/or

Reporting movement of business in Thailand to the head office or the affiliated companies.

Minimum Capital under FBA

For the FBA purpose, a Rep Office must have a minimum capital of Baht two million even though the FBL is not required.

KPMG Notes

Although the FBL is no longer required for a Rep Office in Thailand, a Rep Office is still subject to other Thai legal and tax compliance including a duty to file required tax returns in Thailand.

For Thai tax purpose, each of the Rep Office’s proposed activities should also be carefully reviewed as to whether they could give rise to any Thai tax implications for the foreign head office and/or any other companies related to the Rep Office’s activities. This is regardless of whether the proposed activities are permitted under the FBA.

We welcome any opportunity to discuss the relevance of the above matters to your business including providing advice on the Rep Office both before and after its registration in Thailand.

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